Chicken Coop Building Guide PDF in German – Raised Henhouse, Covered Run, Predator-Proof, Costs

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An 86-page A4 PDF e-book (in German) on building a chicken coop: from registration duties and building law to foundation, covered run and predator-proofing to the day the hens move in – with 24 figures, 22 building steps, costs at 3 levels and checklists.

Written by a carpenter with hands-on experience. One worked example runs through the whole guide – a raised coop of 2.00 × 1.50 m for 6 to 8 hens with a covered run of 4.00 × 3.00 m – so every dimension, quantity and calculation is concrete. You can repeat the calculations with your own dimensions. A separate chapter shows how the same coop goes on a wheeled chassis as a mobile coop.

PLEASE NOTE: THE PDF IS IN GERMAN. Legal information (registration, animal disease rules, building law) refers to Germany.

WHAT'S INSIDE
✔ Decision guide: what chickens really need, daily time required, rooster or not, ready-made coop or self-build – floor coop, raised coop, mobile coop and coop with run compared
✔ Duties as a keeper (Germany): registering with the veterinary office, animal disease fund, flock register, mandatory Newcastle disease vaccination, housing orders during avian influenza
✔ Building law and neighbors: permit-free buildings with examples from 4 German state building codes, calculating gross volume, distance to the boundary, rooster and odors, sample inquiry to the building authority
✔ Space per hen: floor area, perches, nest boxes, pop door, light and outdoor space – guide values for backyard flocks next to the commercial minimums
✔ Location and planning in five steps, example site plan with grass run
✔ Foundation: concrete pier footings, paving slabs, ground screws and strip footing or slab compared – with decision table, rules of thumb, concrete quantity and a wind overturning check
✔ Timber framing: the right wood, non-toxic wood protection inside the coop, base frame, walls, mono-pitch roof and cladding
✔ Fittings: roost frame with droppings board, perches, nest boxes, bedding, feed, water and dust bath
✔ Draft-free ventilation, light and the pop door – manual or automatic
✔ Predator-proofing: which animal fits through which gap, welded aviary mesh instead of chicken wire, weak spots on the coop, two solutions against digging
✔ Covered run with a solid roof for housing orders, transition from coop to run, grass run with poultry netting
✔ Mobile coop version: chassis, weight, load distribution and rotational grazing
✔ Materials and tools by construction stage
✔ Costs at 3 specification levels (guide values, 2026 prices) and annual running costs
✔ Coop and run in 22 steps – each with duration, materials, tools, dimensions and the most common mistake
✔ Safety while building and keeping hens, schedule, 15 typical mistakes, care, red mites and chickens in winter
✔ 10 tick-off checklists, 7 of them collected for printing
✔ Appendix: materials and cut list for coop and run, sources and legal basis, glossary, note pages
✔ 24 figures, 22 of them original technical drawings (floor plans, sections, details, dimension chains), 11 worked calculations, info boxes "Practical tip from the carpenter", "Typical mistake" and "Important: safety"

WHO IT'S FOR
Garden owners and experienced DIYers who want to keep their own hens and build the coop and run themselves – or understand what matters for space, ventilation, predator-proofing and keeper duties before buying a ready-made coop. Also a gift for DIYers and future chicken keepers who read German.

FILE
1 PDF, 86 A4 pages, language German, written in a personal, informal style, with clickable table of contents and bookmarks – read on screen or print.

IMPORTANT
A guide for orientation, as of October 2026. The e-book is a detailed guide with building instructions for one example model (raised coop 2.00 × 1.50 m with run 4.00 × 3.00 m); you derive dimensions for other flock sizes yourself using the calculations. A compact building plan for a small chicken coop is available separately. It does not replace legal advice, veterinary advice, professional planning or structural engineering. Registration and keeping duties (veterinary office, animal disease fund, vaccination, housing orders) as well as permit exemptions and distances differ between German states and districts – please check with the veterinary office, the animal disease fund and the building authority beforehand. Questions about your animals' health belong with a vet. Electrics at the coop by a qualified electrician only; in exposed locations with high wind or snow loads involve a structural engineer. Costs are guide values. Follow manufacturer instructions and the accepted rules of the art.

PLEASE NOTE
• Digital product – nothing will be shipped.
• You will find the download after purchase under "Purchases and Reviews".
• Because this is a digital download, returns are not possible.
• Right of use: for your private use and your own building projects – read and print as often as you like. Sharing and resale are not permitted.
• Colors may vary slightly depending on your screen and printer.

NOTE
This product was created with the help of AI tools and checked and compiled by us.